The scientific research at the Silesian University of Technology is strongly focused on close cooperation with the industry. Favorable conditions for such cooperation have arisen from the fact, that the university is right in the centre of the largest industrial region in the country and one of the biggest in Europe. It enables close scientific cooperation in many fields. SUT is also a key player as far as new technologies and innovations are concerned. It is here that new ideas and solutions are being brought into life and when applied to industry they boost competitiveness of Polish firms.